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Getting Started with FimuroHost Windows Hosting
Your first steps on Windows Hosting: open StackCP, wait for provisioning, upload files, test on the preview address and point your domain to FimuroHost.
How to Choose the ASP.NET Version and App Pool Settings
Pick the right .NET runtime (v2.0 or v4.0) and pipeline mode for your site with Manage App Pool in StackCP, and recycle the pool after changes.
How to Deploy an ASP.NET Framework Website to Windows Hosting
Publish an ASP.NET Web Forms or MVC site (.NET Framework 4.8) in Release mode, upload the right files, set the connection string and test it on Windows Hosting.
Can I Run ASP.NET Core or .NET 8 on Windows Hosting?
Windows Hosting runs .NET Framework up to 4.8, not ASP.NET Core or .NET 5+. Learn how to tell which you have, the errors you will see and your options.
Publish from Visual Studio to Windows Hosting over FTP
Create a Visual Studio FTP publish profile for your Windows Hosting plan, publish in one click, and avoid deleting uploads or breaking the live site.
web.config Essentials for Windows Hosting
Ready-to-use web.config snippets for IIS: default document, custom error pages, MIME types, compression, browser caching, upload size limits and headers.
URL Rewrite Rules in web.config: HTTPS, www and 301 Redirects
Copy-and-paste IIS URL Rewrite rules for Windows Hosting: force HTTPS, www or non-www, single-page and bulk 301 redirects, clean URLs and SPA fallback.
Troubleshooting Common IIS Errors on Windows Hosting
What IIS errors 403.14, 404.0, 404.3, 500.19, 500.21, 500.22, 502.5, 500.30 and 503 mean on Windows Hosting, and how to fix each one step by step.
Create an MS SQL Database and Connection Strings for ASP.NET and Classic ASP
Create a Microsoft SQL Server database on Windows Hosting and connect to it from ASP.NET, Entity Framework and Classic ASP with working connection strings.
How to Import and Export an MS SQL Database on Windows Hosting
Move an MS SQL database to or from Windows Hosting with SSMS: generate scripts, export a .bacpac, run large scripts with sqlcmd and copy data with the wizard.
Using MySQL on Windows Hosting with PHP, ASP.NET or Classic ASP
Create a MySQL database on Windows Hosting and connect from PHP (PDO), ASP.NET (MySqlConnector) or Classic ASP (ODBC), with the correct host and settings.
Running PHP and WordPress on Windows Hosting (and When Linux Is Better)
How PHP runs on IIS Windows Hosting, how to make WordPress permalinks work with web.config, what differs from Linux, and when to choose Linux hosting instead.
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